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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-10
PERSONAL AND lMPERsoNAL.


Henry Ward Beecher's cid hOmt
on Hicks street. Brooklyn. has been
leased 20 q Mrs. White. = member Of
Plymouth Church. EhO viii use the
premises for letting oct furnished
roOmS
George Meredith. the famous En-
glish novelist Is . handsome man be-
tween ffty and sixty years Of age. His
hair Is gray, his features wen ent and
expressive, and his manner vigorous.
unaffected and pleasing.
"A former public school teacher IN
England Is the scrub woman Of The
hotel on the top Of Mount Washington.
She IS = good musician and an excel
lent scholar In the languages. When
on duty she devotes her time % read
ing French and Latin books.
An old negro woman living near
Sunny Side, Ca. has two ehildreR-a
boy and = girl. The girl she hss
named Il will arise aud 60 70 ms
Father" but calls her II Willsr" eoT
short The boys name Is ''Only b.
gotten son. in whom 1 am well
pleased" 4" but be Is called Only" for
short
Captain A Il WhetstOne. Of Rob
lnsOn Springs. Ala, has in his posses
sion = trOWel that his father. Rev
Jacob Milestone. owned and used IN
the year 1795 be has also 8 chair
which was one among the first hS
father used after his marriage in 1893
This chair. Mr.. MILESTONE says. was
made in South Carolina out Of hickory
wood.
"A gentleman who has taken .
house at the seaside for the summer
advertised for q hOusskeSper. and en-
tertainlng enough were some Of the
answers he received. In one case 3
woman wrote that she must have two
rooms arhstically furnished. and a
comfortable stall In the stable for her
SsddlehOrsA. The gentleman says be
is much impressed by her fOrbearAnce
IN not insisting that he should also
provide her with . groom In livery.
"A gentleman In London thought
lessly omitted 70 remove his cork legs
before bathing. The laws Of nature
are seldom suspended In behalf Of in
diVidusls. and they were not In this
case. The gentleman was suspended
instead. In the water the legs a once
assumed q superior pOst6on. and main
tained the upper hand Of the gentle
man. so to speak. in spite Of his most
FiOlgRt struggles He would have been
droV 81 had It not been for timely ss-
slstance.
AT Emperor Williams recent visit
to Gsstein. be found on his table =
letter addressed in very large char
acters, which proved to be from the
hand Of his Hve-year-Old grsat-grand-
son William. An inclOsuTe BY his
mother assured the Emperor that no
one had dictated or even looked al the
lstter. the 6rst production of the
writer. II fully believe Il" the En-
perOr smillngly said. ''for Il she had
ssen il she would not have allowed Il
to be sent In slK lines nv great
grandson makes nine demands ~
ChYistiqH YisiiOr
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\, Cambria ChattsrinE..

The election on Tuesday was al
unusually 4uiet one.
John a irrson has returned from
q visit to bis friends In Ohio ard
Illinois.
Work has been commenced on thu
Rock Island depot.
John L. Carroll has made an a.
sigument for the benefit of BIZ
creditors.
Fred Hahn left Tuesday for Mar
shall county where his sister Mrs. )
Casterliue lives.
Emanuel Donnyer Is still lying
dangerously sick st the home OF his
mother Mrs. J. DOnmyer.
Carrie ard Mary, daughters Of A.
N. Gillespie, are able to be out after
long co tiuued spell OF illness.
J. II. Short is laid up with a frac-
tured limb having been kicked by a
horse.
The Santa Fe passenger trains
stop regularly at this plsce.
a verv pleasant social party oc-
Cured st the residence of {. &.
Hahn last Friday night. Eight
couples were present who enjoyed
themselves immensely.
Many pleasant compliments were
passed upon the fine music rendered
by the Cambria band upon our
streets election day.
". VI. Laughlin has his new resi-.
dence enclosed and it will soon be
ready for occupancy.
Mrs. Carrie Frazier died at tho
home Of her father Emanuel Throne
on last Friday evening Of lingering
consumption, and was buried Sun
day morning at ten o'clock in High
land cemetery, 10y the side Of three
other sisters, who preceded her to
the grave Of that same dread disease
consumption. JEWELL"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-10
Railroad spikes.


The Chicago, Kansas aud Western
report IL fled. II shows that the
earnings Of the company for the first
six months Of the year were s262, ,217,
and the operating expenses were
1855.
The order issued by the Union Pa
cidc railway company changing the
baggage run from Brookvillet0 Den
yer and from BroOkville 10 Kansas
City 70 q through run from Kansas
City 70 Denver, TO take effect Nov. I.
has been indefinitely suspended, the
runs remaining the same a. before.
Brook rllie Times.
The following lines are controlled
by the Santa Fe company: The Chi
eago, Kansas & Western, Leaven-
worth, Topeka & Southwestern,
AtchisOn & Nebraska, Chicago, Ne
braska & Kansas, Manhattan, Alma
& Burlingame, Florence, FL Dorado
K Walnut Valley, Wichi a & South
western, Marion & Mcpherson, Kan
sas City, EmpOria & Southern, Kan.
sas City, Topeka & Western, and
Leavenworth Northern & Southern.
The properties Of the Santa Fe are
all shown to be in first-elass cOndi-
tion, well equipped and doing a sat
isfactory business.
W. II. Morton, passenger agent Of
the Missouri Pacific, with headquar-
.ers in room s, union depot, st.
Louis, and one OF the best and most
popular railroad men In the country,
has been in the west the past few
days, looking after the interests of
his company.
Tie Kansas lines will hold meet
ing in Chicago tins week. II has
been stated that the roads hsye been
working at cross purposes for some
time: an effort will be msde to har-
monte matters. The meeting was
called by Chairman J. W. MidgleN
Of the Southwestern association.
Tracklaying on the Chicago exten-
sion Of the Santa Fe Is now being
carried on at twelve points along the
line, snd reports Of the progress
made on the Missouri division are
sent 20 the construction department
at Topeks daily. At the rate which
the work IL now progressing
there il no question but that ths
last rail will be laid and the last
spike driven on or before December
/. The last reports received at the
construction department OF th r.
Santa Fo show that ninety-elgh.
miles have been laid on the Missuri
division. and ninety miles un tn.
Illinois division, making n total OF
l5S miller.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-10

This familiar, but seldom realized
expression, denotes the means for
hsppluess TO its full extent. Some
look upon their accumulated wealth
with their hearts content an take
pleasure to rnDew Il daily. Others
again are straluIng every nerve aud
sinew TO obtain for them this idol in
whatever shape aud form they may
imagine it, and at the expense Of
their mental capacity, but as any
over exertion may have q fatal re-
suit, everbOdy should bear in mind
TO use PhosphGtfo Lemon Rye, the
In fallible remedy for mental and
physical exhaustion, and a positive
cure for dyspepsia. All physlois ms
prescribe 1t for same, and IL ls to be
had ct every drug store.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-10
"a LTTTLg NONSENSE. "

When . Louisville dry goods store
ls robbed the proprietor pays the Cou-
rsT-JoHrnal = dollar and a half TO re-
port the item under head ike this:
Burglars Of Good Taste. ."-TsTas SUI
ingA
Milking Time on the Farm.-
Country Husband-"Alice, where's tue
cowP" City Bride-''I locked her up
in the ice-hOuse. dear. 80 IS shs'd make
some ice-eream- It's 80 hOtp'-TotCa
Topics
Some boats and railway coachss
have their berths on hinges 50 they will
sdjust themselves under the changing
conditions Of the lana and water This
seems to be getting Yankee invention
down 70 bed rock.
Who can ansWerP--
Why does The bassWood oarkl
o, Why does the forest pinel
Why does the rsd sky lArki
And What mAssa your iron miref
-Ezchmga
John Gust from the club and about
70 retire for the night)-'I SAY. Tom.
there's brick in my hat sure this ting
It's 50 heaEy it breaks of the nAil-
heads" He had been trying 10 hang
up his hat on 3 Ay.-NesO Haven Ne,0s.
1t has been noticed that 4 girl who
hss graduated from Vassar and had
twenty-five thousand dollars spent on
her education will after marriage,
hold clOthes-pins In her mouth and EOs-
sip over the back fence while hanging
Iut the washing, Just like other woEtn-
You can't change 3 wOman's nature.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-10
RELICS or RAmeses
DOnati0as Mads 20 the National MussuA
b Dr.. Graut ney.

DonatiOns Mads 20 the National MussuR
b. Dr.. Grant Dey.
DR.. James Grant Bey, Of Cairo.
Egypt while here az the medical con-
gresS found time % present to the
museum some very interesting relics Of
ancient Egypt. Two objects Of the
highest interest IN the collection are
Pear-shapsd pendants Of gold which are
imprinted with the kingly seal Of
Thothmes III. who lived 1,sOO years
3. c. These were bought In Cairo
several years before the noted discov-
cry Of the royal mummies in the cave
of DER ell Bahari. and confirmed the
suspicion that the Arab grave robbers
had access to q royal sepulcher. In
this find. besides the bodies Of several
kings known in history. was found the
mummy Of the great Rameses IL, the
Pharaoh Of the Bible. and that Of his
sou. Rameses Ill. the Pharaoh Of the
exodus A piece Of the wrapping linen
Of Rsmasss IL, on which DR.. Grant has
written the royal seal Of the king, pro-
vokes reflections on the changes since
the busy hands Of the weaver wrought
that fine linen s.S0Oiyears ago.
A small bronze mummy box with .
lizard on the top tells rs that the
Egyptians were also careful Of the bod
les Of as small animals as these. A
mummied hawk is also In the cOllec-
ton. The hswk was the symbol Of
Horus, the sun god. and son Of Osiris.
the greatest god In the Egyptian Pan
theon Two little porcelain statuettes
were the subject Of an interesting
story told BY the learned doctor.
They are called shubti. or respond
entS When an ancient Egyptian
went TO the funeral Of g friend be took
several Of these, which we're deposited
In an empty box provided for the pur-
pose in tho tomb, 70 represent that the
friends wished the deceased TO have
plenty Of servants in the next world to
ill the soil and SOW seed Hence they
have agricultural implements and a
bag Of seed in their hands. These
shubti were formerly mistaken for i'm
ages Of OsiriA Among other things
are copper hguretts Of the lbisheaded
god Thuth, the ancestor Of the Greek
god HermeS, the god Of learning; one
Of cat, the symbol Of SekheL who
corresponds to the Greek Diana, god
dess Of the moon; q small stone scarab
or beetle with the seal Of the goddess
HathOr on the other side.
Several fragments Of papyrus, with
old Greek characters written on them.
are from the late Interesting find Of OBJ
iects dating within the Christian era in
the Fyoum. Il Is an interesting fact 70
note that the crocodile and the papyrus
plant have disappeared from lower
Egypt, owing. In the case Of the papy-
rus, TO the fact that the country Is less
marshy than formerly, and that it was
cultivsted By the ancients for the man.
ufaeture Of paper. Il is true. however,
that both papyrus and crocodiles we're
cultivated BY the humane Egyptians.
The remainder Of the collection cOb-
sists Of articles more nearly related 10 1
modern times. such as Greek. Roman |
aud Turkish coins Washington Star. |
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-10
rHE DEHOuRATEc BARREL N SEv
YORK.

AAAalAa
ne Chicago later Ocean says: II
the election in New York is 20 b
settled BY ''the size Of the pile" the
Democrats viii win, almost pas
counting. Never has there beer
such Organized and successful
taxation Of all who hold and
al who hope 20 hold places
under Democratic city or National
administration 81 On this year Of
grace and civil service reform. ThS
DemoCratic candidate for District
Attorney has paid tl5,OO0 for the
prirneEe q couFting votes. $500
D. also the price of taking 8 chance
ter q supreme judges chair; the
candidates fer seats In the Board Ol
Aldermen have contributed s12, 500
the candidates for the state Senate
hare been taxed in $4,000. and even
TIE poor but honest policemen have
tesn requested % chip In ti5
apiece. Prom present, past and pro-
sFlec1ive 0f1ce-holders the party Of
Democracy and eivil-service reform
has collected about ti27 600 for the
city campaign fund. The County
Democracy and Tammany Hall are
% SO that the vast sum IL placed
shere g viii do the m0st good.
How Mr.. Curtis and such Mug
wumps - still keep In his train may
reEard this unusually prohigste at
tempt 81 purchase an election re-
mains % be seen. But there is not q
dispassiouate voter Of any party In
any Tart 81 the Union who is not
quite sure that sl25 600 can never be
eKPended in the legitimate methods
og q city campaign. The ever-in-
creasinE expenses Of elections are
regarded with apprehension by the
Tsust thoughtful men Of the country,
out this terrific taxation Of candi-
astes and ofiice-holders, this undis-
Euised barter and sale Of place sur
passes all past experience, snd over
WhelEns all possibility OF reform un-
der Democratic management.
Tue magnitude Of the evil may
work It's destruction. The Republl-
caus have nominated men to . Judge
ship and the district sttorney's office
Whc hsve made open avowal Of their
p1rpose 20 refuse any and all de-
usnds for money; they ara men
Wbo have acquired high fame a.
lawyers. and have enjoyed unsullied
rsputations as citizens. n elected
thsy VIII owe nothing 10 the corrupt
element of society upon which Il
Wiil Be their duty to sdministsr JUS
tlce. The whole make up OF the
Republican ticket is In accord with
the Republican platform, which de-
mAnds electoral purity And the
1esd q pure municipal government
is 20 keenly felt In New York that Il
seems probable that the Democracy
viii undergo defeat, and that It's
he8vily loaded barrel will sink with
q. There has never been an election
IN which the issues Of good and bad
government. pure and impure meth
Ods were more clearly defined than
ia that which h imminent On New
Tork.
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room had been enJercd ana = tray fuu
Of Jewels was carried oH.
The jewels in the Suljan's palace are
bought OF sometimes eouliscated and
kept to be distributed rs rewards q
merit or as gifts to the nurse vic
6ring tidings Of the birth Of an nsir OF
heiress. or, perhaps. to give to , new
OF favorite wife. and there ava. = was
q large collection and It was also VERY
valuable
There was no person whom ths
officers could suspect; no one who
could have approached the Sultan's
jewel-rOom unperceived. unless it was
two Croatians who worked near that
part Of the garden Of the palace that
day. These two unfortunStes Wers
seized aud searched Not the sllghtsst
thing Was found IN their possession
which could tend 70 criminals tAsm.
but still Il was thought they might have
lad eOnfederatss and they Wers given
over 70 the prison authorities.
NhO put them 70 torture again
snd again on the rack %
make them confess, but slWays
nselessly. They were brOthers-tAll.
strong. handsome fellows. and men
who were bOrn to heritage Of courage
and determination. and when Tx
were given a respite from their torture
they always declared their innocsneo.
At last the chief prison authority
thought Of = method Of making them
confess. knowing them TO be brOthsrs-'
He hsd them brought out together and
announced his intention Of applying
''the bell'' 20 the younger brother, hop
ing that the elder would speak 70 save
his brother. though he would not fuE
himself The bell was made Of iron.
shaped like = hogshesd and about the
size, and hung upon = chHln held By an
immense crane. This bell was heated
red hot and let down over the doomed
mans head to the aoor, inelosing him
In its Hery embrace Whether the
brothers were innocent or not no enc
ever knew. They both denied and both
passed under tfb bell. One, the elder.
died Of its fery torture, Whils the
other was burned aud hlistersd 20 that
MS face. hands and arms were horribly
disfgured ever aftsr,yarl. aud be vas
left totally blind His lips were buinsd
away, leaving his Fhits teeth showing
forever in = horrible. mOoking E1allA
-,Br0OklyB Times.
As an nabssnt-mlnded professor wa
sitting - his desk writing one evening.
1ne of his children entered. and be sT.
claimed: What do you Wantp cam
be disturbed now" IL only want o.
say goodnight" answered the child
Never mind now; tomorrow morning
will do as well. said the profsssor.-
~ 2. Ledger.
PATSY. come here. want % tals
wild you. Will yez loan me two dollarsF
''Indade wull not It's yerssn that
bin OWN me a dollar since the FOUR
ov July" "An' Wasn't lt partly q,
pay yez the dollar I owe yea that
wanted 70 borry Che money!" 81
that case, Mickey, yez can have Il. g.
Oi always loike 70 incourags . man
pAyin' his honest debts.
Traveller.
"A New York yuung man who ara
himselffor his slumbers in the import
Indian style recently visited a gu
summer resort, and while there 8,
two sets Of pajamsS 70 the local wash
woman In making out her bill O.
proper names Of these garments r,
IDENTIFY gave hermuch trouble, but a.
one or two false starts she entered o.,
- two prs. overalls and two Jump
'1rper's BGEar.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-10
BILL xTE ABROAD.
he vista shr city Of PittsburE and ,at-
uraI Casa word For Gas.


came here last evening to COM
pete, under the auspices OF the Pitts
burg Press Club and Marquis Of
Queensbury rules, in 3 kind Of nat
ural gas tournament. I do not
brag nor boast, but it strikes me that
I held my own for sixty minutes.
Gas here springs spontaneously
from the bosom Of the earth, and
Immediately proceeds TO take charge
OF the heating, lighting and manu-
featuring business. II Is clean,
smells better than the places where
the streets have been torn up on
Fifth avenue this summer, and
burns readily when properly eLcour-
aged.
Plttsburg Is 3 busy place. II is To-
Gated ct the place where the Ale
gheny and ManOngahela rivers fork.
Nature has done much for Pittsburg.
! She placed her in one Of the busiest
places in America and then gave her
natural gas. This gas can be con-
Quoted into a room by means Of
pipes, and. by an arrangement re-
Gently perfected, will. AT any hour
designated on an alarm clock, enter
a room, scratch a match on its trous-
ers and light your fire, 80 that you
need not get up until the room il
warm.
1t cooks evenly, and, assisted by
an intelligence office, will do almost
anything but vote. ! like natural
gas. Artificial or assumed gas does
not please me, but gas that bubbles
out of the bosom Of the earth and
just simply asks where it can get a
Job is what we have been looking
for.
Artificial gas is superficial II
likes TO look well in company and
seem brilliant aud attractive i'm -Oci-
" but Il is fales At heart. II likes TO
seem refined and gentlemanly and
polished aud sincere, but rise aud
assert yourself and blow II out and
see how quick It will take your life.
Look the other way ten minutes and
see how soon Il will slip down iniO
your cellar and toy with your meter.
But natural gas has come out Of
the ground, spits on It's hands and
asks where there ls anything to do.
Il then proceeds 70 do II. The young
men OF America will do we'll to emu
late the natural and untutored gas
Of Pittsburg. Do not seek to shine
too much by night or attract atten-
tIon by OrgAnlEizing q leak by day.
Give less attention to the manage
ment Of the meter and more to the
matter Of sdequste service, and you
you will do well. Give your best
sndeavors to promote your employ
sr's interests, no matter what your
salary may be, breathe through your
nose, look up and press onward.
BILL NYE.
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Rsnsws Her Youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson,
Clay county, lows, tells the follow
Ing remarkable story, the truth OF
which Is vOuched for by the residents
Of the town: II am 70 years old,
have been troubled with kidney CON-
plAint and lamsness for many y ysars
could not dress myself without help.
Now 1 am free from all pain and
Foreness, and am able to do all my
own housewOrk. 1 owe my thanks
to Electric Bitters for having renew
ed my youth aud removed complete
ly all disease and paiu." Try =
bottle, SOC. aud 81 at Oscar SeltI's
drug store.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-11-10

tiBoBE-DENCCRAT: Dan" said
the president % Col. Lamont, what
shall Ne put In our message -
We'll said Col. Dan, Il believe
the proper thing to start with IL
cur foreign relations. Iguess theT're
all right and Ne can say so" Yes, "
said the president, ebut there's that
internal tariff. How shall We tx
that 80 a. % suit Randall without
offending Carlislee' Suppose, +"
said Col. Dan, ''that We fix Il 10y
giving Randall some PostOfiices, and
coming out on CaFlisle's side on the
tariff question; or We might give
some p0stOfices TO Carlisle and,
come out on Randall's side Of the
tariff" "Ah, Dan, " said the presi-
dent, ''how lucky am in my pri-
vaie secretary. You're = statesman,
Dan. ] never thought Of that idea,
but Il strikes me ss the very thing.
n reminds me Of the compromise
measures Of away back. Get me a
llst % the pOstofiices in Kentucky
and Penn sylvsnia now held by Re-
puhlicans. think that with this
list 70 guide as as q chart we can
steer between the scyllls Of prOtec-
ton and the Charybdis Of free
trade. You've got q great head on
Fon. Dan"
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Little and Lively.

The times change and we change
with them. Hardly larger than
mustard seeds but composed
Of highly concentrated vegetable ex-
tracts, DR.. Pierce's pheasant Pur-
gative Pellets" have caused the old
stle, drastic, Icathsrtic pills to he
abandoned by all senible people
The little sugar-costed Pellets are .
sure cure for constipation ). for per-
sons Of ssdentary habits they are
invaluable. They are little and
lively, pleasant and safe.
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EXECUTIONS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given. that letters teStH.
~ mentary on the Estate Of Lewis Donmy.
or deceased, were granted 70 the undersl nd on
the l2fh day OF October A. D., l-s7. by the
Probate Court OF Saline Tounty, Kansas. Nov
all persons having claims against said estate
are hereby notified, that they must present
the same 10 the undersigned for allowance
within one year from the date of sald letters
or they may be preciuded from any bsne6l
OF such Estate; and that II such claims b not
exhibited within tlIr-e years aiter date 0l
said letters they shall be forever barred.
ELIZABETH DOSNTEnl
DANIEL ItONMTER, : Executors
SIMON p. DOSNlYER.
Of the rstste OF Lewis DOnmyer. deceased
flrfoher II tx
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TURKISH IoRTuRE

Appllcation % the "Bsils % I've Innoosas
Croatian BrothsrA
II was the Sultan Abdul Medjid who
was robbed; he who WIS known and
loved for his gentleness and nOblenesA
He had been to say his prayers, like all
goOd Mussulmans. and then TO eat bis
dinner, and while ct dinner his Jewell
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Since Congressman Anderson has
expressed his views on the sorghum
sugar matter he has received numer-
Gus letters and will get bushels
more, relating to the patent, etc.
He Is for Kansas sugar all the time,
thinks Manhattan should have q re-
fineTy and Riley county forty sub
plants, aud he believes this will be
il no patent Is issued on the grSnu-
lating discovery, made by 4 govern
'ment official experimenting under
q special aPprOPrlation.-Manh0ttoH
PeDvgIis.